Volume 3 - CH 36

Act 3-36: Another Batch of Fanatics

Early morning the next day, we departed from Akinashi and headed to the hideout of Wind Cat’s folks.

Naturally, the knight with long sideburn, Geralt, and the blue-haired maid with braided hair bid their farewell in Akinashi. I was cornered by those two until right before our departure. They requested me, almost to the point of threatening, to take care of their beloved Felis-sama. I mean, they literally asked me with bloodshot eyes.

Upon arriving in the Wind Cat hideout, we witnessed all of Wind Cat’s folks kneeling. After observing Girimekhala, who was nodding in satisfaction to the current scene, I knew that they’re not kneeling to Rose, but me.

「We’ve been waiting for you, Our Reverence Lord.」

The white-haired old man in the middle bowed respectfully, his attitude reminded me of Girimekhala. Seeing how Felis acted like she was used to this treatment, I guess these fellows behaved in a similar manner since very beginning, yes, even without my interference.

That bas*tard Girimekhala! How dare he brainwash these people who were already fanatics, into even more zealous and stronger fanatics! What I want isn’t another batch of fanatics, I just want normal citizens. If he couldn’t even do that, he shouldn’t have taken the job.

I glared at Girimekhala, but he closed his eyes in ignorance, nodding with a satisfied look on his face upon seeing the old man’s attitude.

「Kai, what did you do to them this time?」

Upon hearing their devoted words, Rose asked me such a sentence with a complicated look that oscillated between surprise and resign,

「About that, I am (should’ve)just showing the path that they have to take, that’s all! I swear!!」

For some reason, it sounds like I’m trying to make an excuse.

Rose squinted her eyes as she stared at me and observed the Wind Cat’s folks. Soon, she heaved a deep sigh.

「Maybe it really can’t be helped, it’s Kai after all.」

Rose shook her head as she muttered that rude remark.

「Yup. You’ll be exhausting yourself if you keep getting surprised by what Shifu did.」

Zack, who walked towards us while slowly sipping a mysterious liquid from a container in his hand, hurled that remark.

I heard from Nemea that the liquid was a special medicine to strengthen muscles. The moment Nemea heard that I took in Zack as my disciple, he started giving Zack an intense martial arts training session so that Zack’s strength would reach appropriate level to be called my disciple. Those two muscle brains truly had the same kind of personality. It didn’t take a long time for Zack to be completely absorbed in the training given by Nemea.

「Well then, follow me.」

Led by the white-haired old man, the representatives followed after us.

「What is your real identity?」

【Crimson Raven】’s ＴＯＰ, who wore baggy attire and round glasses―― Oboro, asked in a low voice as he sent a glance toward Girimekhala’s surrounding and the members of his faction.

「Uhm, I’ve introduced myself to you, right? My name is Kai Heineman, former eldest son of Heineman family who was just kicked out from his house a while ago. And by the way, I’m currently working as (Temp)royal guard of that shorty over there.」

「Shorty?」

I ignored a certain response from the shorty princess who seemed to have received a shock upon ‘accidentally’ hearing my remark. I continued with a smile on my face,

「By the way, you won’t get anything even if you try to gather more information about me.」

I gave my honest answer to Oboro.

「Nah, I won’t overstep my boundaries…」

Rose seems to be hesitating while looking at Oboro,

「And the said person insisted that he’s a HUMAN. No one here going to believe that though.」

Good grief, what’s with that nonsense explanation. This shorty Rose seems to be vexed by my treatment. What a petty girl!

「Yep. Basically, Shifu is the only one who regarded himself as a human, right?」

「I agree. Or rather, it’s literally the limit of idiocy to treat this GENUINE MONSTER the same way as those of lower races(human).」

Asta agreed with Zack while still reading the book in his hand.

「Master is Master, nodesu!」

「Oniichan is oniichan!」

Faf and Myu joined the fray as they raised their right-hands.

「So you really AREN’T a human.」

Oboro nodded in agreement with those fellas. No matter how much I thought about it, it is a misunderstanding on their part.

「If you’re not a human, then what are you?」

This time, the girl with the pointy hat, the leader of 【Lost Forest】, Alice Renren Lorelei, asked in a timid voice.

「I am a human! Look, even this girl ended up believing the nonsense that you’re spouting!」

When I glared at those people, they averted their gaze from mine. Good grief, these fu*ckers――

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